Best public schools in Columbia, MO
38 public schools in Columbia: 23 elementary · 7 middle · 5 high · 3 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Missouri.
Elementary schools
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MILL CREEK ELEM.
95.9
ELA 67%Math 69%Science 83%
#41 of 991 in Missouri
FAIRVIEW ELEM.
93.4
ELA 72%Math 63%Science 70%
#66 of 991 in Missouri
RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.
89.4
ELA 64%Math 60%Science 67%
#106 of 991 in Missouri
BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY
86.2
ELA 63%Math 57%Science 62%
#137 of 991 in Missouri
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.
84.7
ELA 60%Math 59%
#152 of 991 in Missouri
TWO MILE PRAIRIE ELEM.
84.4
ELA 59%Math 55%Science 75%
#155 of 991 in Missouri
MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.
76.8
ELA 56%Math 52%Science 55%
#230 of 991 in Missouri
ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.
74.1
ELA 53%Math 53%Science 52%
#257 of 991 in Missouri
MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM.
71.7
ELA 51%Math 51%Science 56%
#281 of 991 in Missouri
ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.
70.1
ELA 52%Math 48%Science 59%
#297 of 991 in Missouri
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem
63.1
ELA 55%Math 42%
#366 of 991 in Missouri
NEW HAVEN ELEM.
38.2
ELA 40%Math 34%Science 47%
#613 of 991 in Missouri
CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.
34.0
ELA 42%Math 30%Science 40%
#655 of 991 in Missouri
PARKADE ELEM.
32.7
ELA 37%Math 31%Science 46%
#667 of 991 in Missouri
THOMAS BENTON ELEM.
26.8
ELA 31%Math 23%Science 51%
#726 of 991 in Missouri
WEST BLVD. ELEM.
21.1
ELA 34%Math 28%Science 20%
#782 of 991 in Missouri
BLUE RIDGE ELEM.
17.2
ELA 25%Math 24%Science 30%
#821 of 991 in Missouri
ALPHA HART LEWIS
16.2
ELA 29%Math 26%Science 19%
#831 of 991 in Missouri
SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM.
12.1
ELA 20%Math 19%Science 24%
#872 of 991 in Missouri
DERBY RIDGE ELEM.
8.7
ELA 23%Math 14%Science 14%
#905 of 991 in Missouri
ELIOT BATTLE ELEMENTARY
6.8
ELA 20%Math 10%Science 12%
#924 of 991 in Missouri
CENTER FOR EARLY LRNING-NORTH
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No published test results
Eugene Field Center
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No published test results
Middle schools
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JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
98.4
ELA 65%Math 78%Science 65%
#6 of 344 in Missouri
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
90.3
ELA 57%Math 59%Science 64%
#34 of 344 in Missouri
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL
80.4
ELA 51%Math 54%Science 51%
#68 of 344 in Missouri
SMITHTON MIDDLE
70.8
ELA 48%Math 50%Science 45%
#101 of 344 in Missouri
WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
27.8
ELA 32%Math 33%Science 40%
#249 of 344 in Missouri
OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
17.9
ELA 28%Math 32%Science 24%
#283 of 344 in Missouri
JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE
16.7
ELA 25%Math 28%Science 31%
#287 of 344 in Missouri
High schools
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ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH
86.9
ELA 68%Math 53%Science 57%
#38 of 286 in Missouri
DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH
47.4
ELA 53%Math 31%Science 42%
#151 of 286 in Missouri
MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL
8.2
ELA 27%Math 9%Science 25%
#263 of 286 in Missouri
FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH
2.6
ELA 17%Math 4%
#279 of 286 in Missouri
COLUMBIA AREA CAREER CTR.
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